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Deterrence in Cyberspace on September 20th
The Brookings Institution will be hosting a cyber-security event on September 20th titled, Deterrence in Cyberspace: Debating the Right...
Sep 15, 20111 min read
Ten Years After 9/11: The Changing Terrorist Threat
On September 8, 2011, the American University National Security Law Brief and the Law and Government Program at the Washington College of...
Sep 8, 20111 min read
Mohamed v. Jeppesen DataPlan and the New Documents on Private Companies' Involvement in Renditi
When “even the most compelling necessity cannot overcome the claim of privilege if the court is ultimately satisfied that [state] secrets...
Sep 7, 20113 min read
Could Qaddafi's downfall be the last nail in the coffin for the War Powers Resolution?
As negotiations continue for the surrender of the few cities where deposed tyrant Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi could be hiding, how peaceful...
Sep 5, 20112 min read
Lieberman Thinks US is "Safer and Stronger"
Senator Joseph Lieberman (CT) stated today on CNN that he thinks the United States is “safer and stronger” since 9/11. The Senator also...
Sep 4, 20111 min read
The End of Al'Qaeda and the United States in Afghanistan?
Al’Qaeda has recently had another blow to a high-ranking member. A Central Intelligence Agency drone struck and killed Atiyah Abad...
Aug 28, 20112 min read
Qaddafi's Final Stand?
Will the soon-deposed dictator resort to the use of WMDs in an act of desperation and vengeance? This question, and what must be done to...
Aug 24, 20111 min read
Export Control Reform to Proceed in a Time of Popular Revolutions, Job Creation Demands and Opening
Export controls exist at the intersection of business and security, where goods leaving a country’s border meet regulation to certify a...
May 22, 20113 min read
Predator Drones May Be Vulnerable in an Era of Cyber-Warfare
Two years into the Obama Presidency, it seems that Predator drones are the President’s weapon of choice for combating terrorist threats...
May 13, 20112 min read
Osama Bin Laden Dead
The U.S. Military prevailed in killing Osama Bin Laden. In a firefight stemming from an operation authorized by the Obama White House...
May 1, 20111 min read
Libya: The Case Against Limitation
The U.S. is expected to hand over control of the Libya mission to NATO, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The...
Apr 19, 20112 min read
Executive Order 13,526: Talk of Transparency without Teeth to Enforce It
In December 2009, President Obama signed into effect Executive Order 13,526, “Classified National Security Information,” which amended...
Apr 19, 20113 min read
The Goldilocks Military Plan: Is the U.S. Doing Too Much or Too Little for Libya?
As international efforts to create a no-fly zone over Libya continue, debates continue to grow over the UN Resolution itself, along with...
Apr 19, 20113 min read
KSM and Co-conspirators to be Tried by Military Tribunal
The White House finally made the decision. On the same day that President Obama announced his plan to run for reelection, Attorney...
Apr 19, 20114 min read
Libya: National Interest?
Each day new information regarding the extent of US involvement in Libya is released. Recently we found out about CIA agents present on...
Apr 19, 20112 min read
Al-Awlaki's operational role: The Government's Sentencing Memo for Abdulmutallab sheds som
In the Justice Department there is a file. In that file is a memo. What that memo says is a total my stery. Well, maybe not a total...
Mar 29, 20114 min read
CFIUS & Its Chinese Counterpart
What is CFIUS? The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was established in 1975, and is an interagency committee...
Mar 27, 20113 min read
“All Necessary Measures”: An "International" View on What Libya Needs
On March 17, 2011 the United Nations Security Council voted 10-0 in support of Resolution 1973 to administer the long-discussed “no fly...
Mar 22, 20112 min read
CIA Contractor Released From Pakistani Prison
Amid growing tensions, Pakistan has agreed to release CIA contractor Raymond Davis. On January 21, Davis fatally shot two Pakistani men...
Mar 21, 20111 min read
Aftershocks: Post-Earthquake, Japan and the US Struggle with Nuclear Power
Japan was hit by the worst earthquake in recorded history last week on March 11, 2011, measured at an unprecedented magnitude of 8.9. ...
Mar 14, 20112 min read
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